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Until Next Time Notting Hill Carnival ✌🏾💚

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Remembering Richard Okorogheye 🙏🏾❤️ Today would’ve been his 21st Birthday.

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A plaque was unveiled today to honour Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole #JimiTheHero . Jimi drowned while trying to rescue a woman in the River Thames April 22nd 2021. A True Hero 🤍

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Remembering Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole 16.03.01 - 24.04.21 Jimi jumped into the river thames to save a women from drowning. Today would’ve been his 22nd Birthday

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R.I.P Olisa Odukwe 🙏🏾❤️

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Remembering Anthony Walker 🙏🏾❤️ 21st February 1987 - 30th July 2005 Anthony Delano Walker was murdered in an unprovoked racist in Huyton, Merseyside.

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Remembering Victoria Climbié 🙏🏾❤️ Victoria died in 2000, aged 8, after being abused by her guardians. Her death led to a public inquiry + produced major changes in UK child protection policies. Today would’ve been her 33rd Birthday. 2 Nov 1991 - 25 Feb 2000 🙏🏾❤️

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Laurie Cunningham & Jude Bellingham The only two Black British Footballers to have signed for Real Madrid to date.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Benjamin Zephaniah’s family and friends during this difficult time 🙏🏾🤍

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Remembering Kiyan Josiah Prince who sadly lost life to knife crime 17 years ago today. Kiyan Prince was a promising footballer who played for QPR. Kiyan Josiah Prince 25.11.90 - 18.05.06

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Remembering Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole 16.03.01 - 24.04.21 🙏🏾🤍🕊️

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Remembering Folajimi 🤍 Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole dived into the Thames to save a drowning woman. 16.03.01 - 24.04.21 🙏🏾🤍🕊️

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🚨Has been Alive and Well 🚨

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Remembering Stephen Lawrence ❤️ Today marks 30 years since his murder. R.I.P Stephen Lawrence 🙏🏾🤍

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Remembering Jamal Edwards 🙏🏾❤️🕊️

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Remembering Richard Okorogheye 🙏🏾❤️ 4th November 2001 - 5th April 2021

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Remembering Damilola Taylor who was killed 20 years ago today on the 27th November 2000 🌹 🕊 R.I.P ❤️

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Grenfell 💚 Forever In Our Hearts

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Congratulations to Liverpool Footballer Joe Gomez and his wife, Tamara Gomez, who got married earlier this week💍

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Remembering Jamal Edwards 🙏🏾🕊️ 24/08/90 - 20/02/22

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R.I.P Anthony Walker 🙏🏾❤️ 21st February 1987 - 30th July 2005

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Remembering Kobe and Gianna Bryant 🙏🏾❤️ Kobe Bryant - 23.08.78 - 26.01.20 Gianna Bryant - 01.05.06 - 26.01.20

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Remembering Victoria Clibié 2 NOV 1991 - 25 FEB 2000

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We understand that a body matching the description of Upale Kaloshi has been found by a shore in Dover. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Rest In Peace Upale Kaloshi 🙏🏾❤️

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Remembering Wayne Brown 🙏🏾❤️ Wayne Brown was the UK’s first Black Chief Fire Officer; during his time as a firefighter, he attended some of the country’s most high-profile disasters, including the Grenfell Tower fire and the 2005 London terror attacks. 1/2

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Jamaica 🥇🥈🥉 Elaine Thompson 🥇 Shelly Ann Fraser Price 🥈 Shericka Jackson 🥉

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Remembering Cadet (Blaine Johnson) 02.03.90 - 09.02.19

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53 Years Ago Today ✊🏾🖤

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Remembering Kiyan Josiah Prince who sadly lost his life to knife crime. Kiyan Prince was a promising footballer who played for QPR. Kiyan Josiah Prince 25.11.90 - 18.05.06

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Today marks 75 years since the arrival of The Windrush Generation. Where would Britain be without the influence of the Windrush Generation? 📸: Getty Images

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36 new Stormzy Scholarships to be awarded to Black students over next 3 years, bringing total number to 81 over eight years (2018-26) 1/3

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The similarities between Ghana 🇬🇭 and Jamaica 🇯🇲 📹 : YouTube - @riazphillips

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Remembering Ahmaud Arbery 🙏🏾❤️ Today marks three years since Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot while jogging.

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Bukayo Saka has donated 50 container apartments for those affected by the earthquake in Morocco. He’s housed 255 people of which 89 of them were children in collaboration with charity Big Shoe. ❤️🇲🇦 🙌🏾 @bukayosaka87 x @BigShoe_11

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New era for Barbados 🇧🇧! Barbados is now the world’s newest republic !🇧🇧 Queen Elizabeth has now been removed as head of state. Barbados New Heads: 🇧🇧 President Dame Sandra Mason 🇧🇧 🇧🇧Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottely🇧🇧

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🚨Missing🚨 Harvey Parker has been missing since the December the 16th. He is autistic and vulnerable. Last seen at Heaven nightclub at 1.30am Friday after a Little Simz Concert. If Seen please contact 101, anonymous reports via crime stoppers calling 116 000

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Ginny Wanjiro has launched an initiative to improve hair and skin care for patients from diverse backgrounds in intensive care.

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Remembering Damilola Taylor who sadly lost his life 23 years ago today. 7.12.89 - 27.11.00 R.I.P Damilola Taylor 🙏🏾❤️

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British Airways First Ever All Black crew flight BA255 to Barbados. This included the flight crew, onboard crew, ground staff, gate team and the dispatcher. 📸 : @__Epiphanyy / Tik Tok _xpip_

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Today we remember Stephen Lawrence on what would have been his 50th birthday🤍🕊️

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Meet Norwell Roberts 👮🏾‍♂️ The U.K's first Black police officer. Norwell Roberts joined the London Metropolitan Police Force April 3rd 1967 aged just 21. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Meet Jack London The First Black British athlete to medal at an Olympic Games. Jack London participated in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.He won silver in the 100 metres and bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay. 📸: Getty Images

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Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie Commonwealth Closing Ceremony

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Alicia Keys X King’s Cross St Pancras International Station 🇬🇧

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* The only two British born Footballers with Black Heritage to have signed for Real Madrid to date.

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1995 McDonald’s launched in Jamaica 🇯🇲 however by October 15th 2005 they had closed all their branches across the island.

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Remembering DMX ( Earl Simmons) 🙏🏾❤️ 18.12.70 - 9.04.21

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Today marks 75 years since The NHS was founded. Here is a short clip to celebrate the contributions from the Black Community. 📸: Getty Images / The Guardian

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Today We Remember Dea-John Reid 11 Dec 2006 - 31 May 2021 🙏🏾❤️

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Remembering Whitney Houston 09.08.63 - 11.02.22 🙏🏾❤️

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Regardless of the result, We stand with you 🖤

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Richard the father of Damilola Taylor sadly passed away last night after fighting a long-term illness. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. 🙏🏾🕊️

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Rusholme ,Manchester 1969 📸 - Getty Images : Michael Ward

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Dream Believe Achieve 💫

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Meet John Richard Archer The first Black Mayor of a London Borough. 🖤 John Richard Archer was born in 1863 in Liverpool, he was a professional singer and a political Activist. 1/2

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Ghanaian Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of the building where he was living following the earthquake in Turkey. Christian Atsu 1992 - 2023 🙏🏾❤️🕊️

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Grenada 🇬🇩 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇻🇨 : Disaster Relief Fund Information

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Fatima Robinson the woman who choreographed The Super Bowl Half Time Show.

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Stormzy and his Nephew 🤍

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Remembering Stephen Lawrence ❤️ 13.09.74 - 22.04.93 🤍🕊️

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He was sadly found dead Wednesday morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time. 🙏🏾🤍🕊️ 2/2

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Meet Tafari Palmer The Owner Of : Two Skin Care Brands 💆🏾‍♀️ One Cosmetic Store 🧴 A Barbershop 💈 A Pizza Shop 🍕 299 Walworth Road, SE17. Closest stations are Kennington & Elephant and Castle.

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Meet Margaret Busby 🖤 Born in Ghana and educated in the UK, she became the first Black female publisher - and, at the time, the youngest publisher - in Britain when she co-founded Allison and Busby in 1967. Black History 365 🖤 #BlackHistoryMonth

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Remembering Pop Smoke 🙏🏾❤️🕊️ Pop Smoke was tipped to be a superstar before his life was cut short in February 2020. 20.07.99 - 19.02.20

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Meet Barbara Blake Hannah ( @BBlakeHannah ) In 1968 Barbara Blake Hannah, became the first Black person to appear on UK TV in a non-entertainment role, as a presenter on ITV news.

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Today marks two years since Chris Kaba was fatally shot by Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake in Streatham.

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Remembering Stephen Lawrence (September 13, 1974 – April 22, 1993) on what would have been his 49th birthday 🙏🏾❤️

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of 5-year-old Daniel Alaby. Rest In Peace Daniel Alaby 🕊️

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Uriah Rennie - The First Black Official in Premier League History.

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Remembering Peetah Morgan 🙏🏾❤️ The lead singer of the Reggae group Morgan Heritage, has sadly died at the age of 47.

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In 2019 QPR renamed their stadium to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. In 2021 on the 15th anniversary of his death EA Sports added him into Fifa 2021 as a tribute.

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Akil Howson ( @akil_howson )becomes the second Black referee to officiate a Premier League Game.

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Jamaica reach the last 16 for the first time in their history 🇯🇲⚽️💫 They finish second in their group after drawing 0-0 with Brazil.

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Remembering Cadet 🙏🏾🤍🕊️

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Arsenal paid tribute to Daniel Anjorin at the Emirates Stadium today ❤️. The whole stadium rose to its feet in the 14th minute of the game. 👏🏾❤️

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Civil Rights Hero Roy Hackett has passed away aged 93. Roy Hackett played a pivotal role in the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963 & overturned a ban on Black drivers and conductors on the city’s buses. He also founded Bristol’s St Paul Carnival R.I.P Roy Hackett 🙏🏾❤️

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Remembering Dea-John Reid 🙏🏾❤️ Dea-John Reid lost his life following an attack by a group of youths and adults. 11.12.06 - 31.05.21

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Christian Frederick Cole, became England’s first Black barrister in 1883 👨🏾‍⚖️ On October 14th 2017, a plaque was unveiled in his honour at the University of Oxford 🎓 #blackhistorymonth

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Rest In Peace Sonya Massey ❤️

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Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce receives Jamaica's fifth-highest honour at the 2022 National Honours and Awards Ceremony.

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Happy Independence Day Jamaica 🇯🇲

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Daniel Kaluuya, the first Black British actor to win an Oscar, 2021 🏆 Daniel won Best Supporting Actor for his role portraying Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah ✊🏾 #BlackHistoryMonth

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Remembering Bob Marley who died 44 years ago today 🙏🏾. Robert Nesta Marley has two of the UK's most streamed albums from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. 💚💛❤️

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Tuesday 22nd June 1948: The Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks. 📸: Getty Images : Micropix

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Please find the below statement from his family and friends 🙏🏾🤍

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Remembering Trayvon Martin on his 28th Birthday 🙏🏾❤️.

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Remembering James Earl Jones 🙏🏾🤍 James Earl Jones has sadly passed away aged 93. He was best known for his iconic voice roles as Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, as well as his memorable role as King Jaffe Joffer in Coming to America. 17/01/31 - 09/09/24